Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

We requisition:

1. Evidence/link to when the Land Transport Act (LTA) 1998 was gazetted;

2. Evidence/link to LTA 1998 Royal assent;

3. Evidence of authority for an "infringement officer" and Policy Enforcement officer", since delegating or contracting out functions and powers were repealed on 1 December 2004 (what authority are you relying on);

4. Interpretation i.e. meaning: "infringement officer" and legislation you are reliant on?

5. Interpretation i.e. meaning: "Policy Enforcement officer" and legislation you are reliant on?

6. Has LTA taken over the role of issuing infringement notices, if so, when? And under what legislation are you reliant on?

7. The name of your insurers for claims, should there be any harm/loss caused by you;

8. Who is the policy writer for the legislation, statutes, Acts, and policies that you are reliant on, and where do they get their authority from to create such "laws"?

9. When purchasing a wake/car a notice would accompany the buyer as the new owner of the "property", this has since been changed to "registered keeper", please interpret what a "registered keeper" is, when and why this was changed, and who are the "owners" if we are now only the registered keepers?

10. Are the "owners" of the "property" liable for all debts, charges, obligations, duties and liabilities for that said property?

11. Interpretation of "Owner/s" and legislation you are reliant on?

Yours faithfully,

Karma

Dear Official Correspondence,

Thank you for your email requesting clarification

You replied: Some of the information you have requested is available online.

You replied: 1. Evidence/link to when the Land Transport Act (LTA) 1998 was gazetted;

However, i have to contact the Gazette Office for notices published before 2000

The Gazette website contains all notices published since 2000. You can
search for gazette notices published before 2000 by contacting the Gazette
Office, the National Library or your local library.

You replied: 2. Evidence/link to LTA 1998 Royal assent;

However, i looked prior to requesting this information and couldn't find it

Evidence of Royal Assent in 1998 can be found by checking the specific Act
of Parliament, on the New Zealand Legislation website, where the Act's
front page or text will state the date of Royal Assent:
[1]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...

You replied: I have interpreted the questions 3-8 as asking about NZTA taking over the
issuing of "safety camera" (i never mentioned "safety camera" in my request, is this your justification of issuing infringement notices / revenue collecting)? infringement notices. Can you please clarify
whether this is what you are referring to?

My request: 3. Evidence of authority for an "infringement officer" and Policy Enforcement officer", since delegating or contracting out functions and powers were repealed on 1 December 2004 (what authority are you relying on);

My clarification: as no-one has the right to interfere with someone going about their day in their pursuit of happiness, what legislation / authority are you reliant on for inteferring with someone's pursuit of happiness without lawful authority, i.e. what authority are you relying on to interfere with one's right in pursuit of happiness and going about their day?

My request 4. Interpretation i.e. meaning: "infringement officer" and legislation you are reliant on?

My clarification: Your legislation refers to "infringement officer", what is your interpretation of an "infringement officer" and what lawful authority do they have to make any demands and to interfere with one's right in pursuit of happiness and going about their day are you reliant on to be able to force these demands or any implied obligations?

My request: 5. Interpretation i.e. meaning: "Policy Enforcement officer" and legislation you are reliant on?

My clarification: Your legislation refers to "Policy Enforcement officer", what is your interpretation of a "Policy Enforcement officer" and what lawful authority do they have to make any demands and to interfere with one's right in pursuit of happiness and going about their day are you reliant on to be able to force these demands or any implied obligations?

My request: 6. Has LTA taken over the role of issuing infringement notices, if so, when? And under what legislation are you reliant on?

My clarification: It appears that the LTA is now giving out infringement notices, as reported by local people in our area; what lawful authority does the Land Transport Agency have to make any demands and to interfere with one's right in pursuit of happiness and going about their day are you reliant on to be able to force these demands or any implied obligations, if so please provide proof of any obligations to comply with any demand?

My request: 7. The name of your insurers for claims, should there be any harm/loss caused by you;

My clarification: As part of your obligations every employee must be a "fit and proper person", if they cause harm you have insurances to cover the harm they caused, what is the name of your insurers and what is your liability limit?

My Request: 8. Who is the policy writer for the legislation, statutes, Acts, and policies that you are reliant on, and where do the policy writers get their authority from to create such "laws"?

My clarification: As nothing can be done to prejudice the people eg cause harm; policy writers (Policy teams and public servants who write for Parliament, legislation, statues and acts) are obligated to the people. If you are reliant on the people being obligated to Parliament, what legislation are you reliant on and where do you get authority to force your demands on the people, as servants of the public cannot obligate the people, impose their will upon the people, and cannot cause harm,

You replied: I have interpreted questions 9-11 as asking information about the difference between registering for or owning a vehicle.

My request: 9. When purchasing a waka / car a notice would accompany the buyer as the new owner of the "property", this has since been changed to "registered keeper", please interpret what a "registered keeper" is, when and why this was changed, and who are the "owners" if we are now only the registered keepers?

My clarification: Originally when purchasing a new waka / car the documentation received from LTA would state that you are the new owner of the waka, this was later changed to the new "registered keeper", what is a "new owner" v "registered keeper", when was this changed and why was it changed and what does that mean for the record being a "registered keeper"? And who is the owner?

You repied: “Registered keeper” is a term used in UK legislation. Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011 refers to “registered person”. Could you please confirm if you are wanting to receive information on a “registered persons” responsibilities versus owners responsibilities? Can you also please clarify what you mean by purchasing a wake? (waka)

You repied: Some information on this can be found on our website here:

[2]Your responsibilities as the registered person | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[3]Change of vehicle ownership | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

My request: 10. Are the "owners" of the "property" liable for all debts, charges,obligations, duties and liabilities for that said property?

If we are not the owner, who is the owner? And wouldn't the owner be responsible for all debts, charges, obligations, duties, and liabilities for the waka?

My request: 11. Interpretation of "Owner/s" and legislation you are reliant on?

Where is the interpretation of "owners" Are the owners the trustees? If so, who are the beneficiaries and who is the settlor? (Trust Act 2019)

You replied: Please confirm that our understanding of your request is correct. Note that your request will not be considered to have been received for the purposes of the Act until we receive your confirmation that we have correctly understood your request.

My clarification:I hope this clarifies our request.

You replied: Once you have clarified your request, we will progress it accordingly under the Act. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to discuss this further.

Yours sincerely,

Karma